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HISTORY 378A

The Logic of Authoritarian Government, Ancient and Modern (POLISCI 346S)

School of Humanities & Sciences

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[ Academia ] International Law: Public International Law

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[ Academia ] as a Relevant Course outside SLS for those interested in Economic Development : A student interested in working with an agency that provides economic assistance to less developed countries should take 1 or more courses that deal with economic development, economic growth, authority structures and efforts to foster the rule of law.

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If authoritarianism is less economically efficient than democracy, and if authoritarianism is a less stable form of political organization than democracy, then why are there more authoritarian governments than democracies? To address this paradox, focus is on theoretical and empirical literature on authoritarian governments, and related literatures on the microeconomic analysis of property rights and credible commitments.